Care system Public/Private Emergency department Level II trauma center Phone +1 919-470-4000 | Hospital type General Beds 369 Licensed Beds Founded 1976 | |
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Our history of caring
Duke Regional Hospital (DRH), located in northern Durham, North Carolina is a general-services hospital that has been part of the Duke University Health System since 1998. The hospital has 369 beds and over 500 physicians on the medical staff, and has a certified Level II Intensive Care Nursery.
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History
The hospital opened its doors to patients on October 3, 1976, as Durham County General Hospital, replacing the smaller Lincoln and Watts Hospitals, which closed on the same date.
In 1998, an agreement with Duke University Health System was signed and the two officially began a 20-year partnership.
On November 6, 2012, one patient was killed and three others were slightly injured in a fire on the sixth floor of the hospital.
On July 1, 2013, Durham Regional Hospital officially changed its name to Duke Regional Hospital as part of a marketing plan to rebrand its image.